Johnsson reached the finals of the first Swedish series of Popstars, after which she and others formed the band Excellence.

Johnsson's singing talents became obvious when she was a teenager she moved to Karlstad and fronted cover bands named @groove and Soulcream together with her brother Petter, who played drums.

The bands played cover versions of songs by among others Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz, Blur and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

She made it to the finals, after which she formed the R&B girl group Excellence with Jenny Bergfoth, Malin Olsson, Johanna Landt, and Susanna Patoleta.

Excellence briefly continued as a four-piece band, during which time they recorded the official Swedish 2002 Winter Olympics song "Vi ska vinna!"

Her song "We Are" was the first single off the soundtrack, and was released worldwide to high acclaim, reaching the top 10 in several countries, including the UK, Germany and Japan.

[citation needed] In Japan, her album sold over 100,000 copies, earning her a gold certification charting number No.

Further singles released included "Don't Cry for Pain" which was co-written and produced by Max Martin, and "Coz I Can".

In the summer of 2005, "Coz I Can" was picked as the official song for the German DTM racing series,[3] where Johnsson also performed live.

In a message on the official website, Johnsson stated that she will be doing some promotion in Japan in late January.

[5] Plans for going back into the studio to record a new album during the fall of 2012 were dismissed due to personal life reasons, after which her musical career has been put on hold.

Johnsson names Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Creed, Erykah Badu and Jane's Addiction as some of her favorite bands.